Causes and consequences of pedestrian injuries in children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 184-190

  Mayr, Johannes M ^a   Eder, Christian ^a   Berghold, Andrea ^a   Wernig, Johannes ^b   Khayati, Souhail ^a   Ruppert Kohlmayr, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Magna Company   (Austria)

Author keywords

Car; Follow up; Injury prevention; Mode of injury; Pedestrian

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NERVE INJURY; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0037338777     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-002-1099-1     Document Type: Article

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